FINANCE: Applying For A NZ Startup Loan, Know About CCCFA First
The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) of 2003 is a pivotal legislation in New Zealand that governs consumer credit contracts. This act...
Hiring An Employee? Here Are Top Things A Payslip Should Contain
Hiring an employee and wish to produce a payslip every week? It's good to know the format of the payslip in order to provide...
What’s it like to be a female entrepreneur in New Zealand?
Author: Alina Siegfried
Recently I asked a successful female entrepreneur, what was the one thing that New Zealand could do to encourage more women into entrepreneurship?
Her...
How A Young Energy Drinks Startup Is Trying To Beat Giants In NZ
Can a small business compete with industry behemoths like RedBull and Monster, or even consider doing so?
With their newly formed Guayasa-based drink, Phoric - a...
Why New Zealand ranks high on internet penetration?
New Zealanders’ connection with the Internet
The number of New Zealanders connecting with the Internet keeps growing.
New Zealand Internet Users
4,078,993
Internet Users in New Zealand (2016*)
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Ethereum Founder Talks Blockchain in New Zealand
Author: Alina Siegfried
Last night in Wellington, the BizDojo played host to one of the most exciting and innovative players in the blockchain space — Vitalik Buterin, the...
RBNZ Hikes OCR To 4.25%, House Prices Likely To Crash 20%
WELLINGTON: The NZ Monetary Policy Committee today increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 3.5 percent to 4.25 percent. The rate hike aimed at...
Surviving Pandemic: DRM Toolkit For Dummies 101 – The Basics
By Dougie Beck
A business disruption response management toolkit comes with embedded Covid Crisis Specific action plans. It is to be used to manage the...
Scoot Away: Auckland Council lifts ban, Lime e-Scooters to re-launch trial
AUCKLAND: Auckland Council and Auckland Transport have lifted the suspension of Lime’s e-scooter licence to operate.
Auckland Council Chief Operating Officer Dean Kimpton says the council...
Why Hamilton Witnessed A Sharp Rise In House Prices In 20 Years
WELLINGTON: A recent study has assessed the reasons for a rapid rise in housing prices and rentals in the last 20 years in New Zealand's...
New Zealand’s tech scene is hotter than yours
Author: Tristan Pollock
Full disclosure: I left my heart in New Zealand while studying at Auckland University of Technology.
New Zealand may be kiwi country (as in...
GETTING TO THE ‘YES’: The Story of David Junior & how he cracked his...
By Dougie Beck, director, Spacetime
Monday morning bright and early David Junior, a senior manager with a big firm of accountants, bounced into his office...
ECONOMY: Building Activity & Construction Slowing Down in NZ
WELLINGTON: The seasonally adjusted volume of building activity was $8.9 billion in the June 2023 quarter, down 0.1 percent compared with the March 2023...
Starting An Online Takeaway? Here Are A Few E-Tips For Success
The instant food takeaway industry in New Zealand is booming, with over 160,000 curries ordered on Menulog in 2019. During first three months of...
RBNZ Hikes Official Cash Rate (OCR) From 3% to 3.5%
On the back of a streghtning dollar leading to a rise in inflationary pressures, the RBNZ Monetary Policy Committee has increased the Official Cash...
Life Lessons: What I Learnt From Life Battling My Stage 3 Cancer
By Dougie Beck
You may well have heard many apocryphal stories of people who have cancer not surviving because they had a negative attitude and...
